What to expect?

[HockeyIsLife 0]

So i was thinking of going to 2 powerskating camps, and i was wondering what can I expect my skill level to be like after the classes. There are a total of 13 classes. Would this turn a mediocre player into a AA player. BTW I play tier 4 house league and next year is my last year of midget.

[mattzilla 0]

This is the stupidest post I've ever seen here.

[Chadd 916]

So i was thinking of going to 2 powerskating camps, and i was wondering what can I expect my skill level to be like after the classes. There are a total of 13 classes. Would this turn a mediocre player into a AA player. BTW I play tier 4 house league and next year is my last year of midget.

Most likely, no it won't. If skating is your only weakness and you get the right instructor, it might be the only thing you need to make a massive jump in level, but that's highly unlikely.

This is the stupidest post I've ever seen here.

Warning issued for unproductive post.

[njd07 0]

hahahahah...this is a joke right?? april 1st is next week.

[Chadd 916]

hahahahah...this is a joke right?? april 1st is next week.

Warning issued, despite the edit

[gxc999 7]

I'm sorry if this is slightly in the wrong topic. Anyway, my question is this, I've played a bit of inline and skate ok, maybe below average compared to most guys in the league. I've ice skated 4 or 5 times and am pretty okay. I need to learn crossovers, and backward skating, and could probably stand to improve on my technique a little. Anyway, I'm getting my new ice skates Monday and my plan is to skate in them once a week for 5 weeks, and start playing ice pickup. Do you guys think this is a mistake and that I should take a learn to skate class, just to make sure all my fundamentals etc are right?

[jeffw 1]

Learn to skate wouldn't be a bad idea. I wish it was available when I started. I have so many bad habits I'm almost embarrassed to get on the ice.

[DamnLocust 0]

I'm sorry if this is slightly in the wrong topic. Anyway, my question is this, I've played a bit of inline and skate ok, maybe below average compared to most guys in the league. I've ice skated 4 or 5 times and am pretty okay. I need to learn crossovers, and backward skating, and could probably stand to improve on my technique a little. Anyway, I'm getting my new ice skates Monday and my plan is to skate in them once a week for 5 weeks, and start playing ice pickup. Do you guys think this is a mistake and that I should take a learn to skate class, just to make sure all my fundamentals etc are right?

The transition from inline to ice is something you can definitely do on your own, but a little help is never a bad idea. I played roller for years before ice, and it took me a couple of months to get as comfortable on ice as I was on wheels. I just jumped right into a weekly rink rental when I started, and was getting by on my positional play until my skating developed and I was more confident.

A learn to skate class might be a bit rudimentary for you if you've been playing inline for a long time. Talk to the instructor/s before signing up to make sure that the class will indeed cover crossovers, backskating, and anything else that you want to work on.

I'll also throw out this advice: find yourself a good skate sharpener, and make sure that you have a discussion with him about how you want your skates to feel. Finding the right sharpening is like finding the right set of wheels, in the right hardness for your style of play. There is a lot of fine tuning that can be done with your hollow and radius, so if anything feels awkward about your skates when you first get out there, don't be embarrassed to ask your sharpener about it, he may be able to adjust the skates to deal with that issue.

[chippa13 1844]

So i was thinking of going to 2 powerskating camps, and i was wondering what can I expect my skill level to be like after the classes. There are a total of 13 classes. Would this turn a mediocre player into a AA player. BTW I play tier 4 house league and next year is my last year of midget.

Powerskating camps alone won't move you that much. If skating was a player's only problem but everything else was top notch then he'd still be playing at a rather high level. There have been plenty of players that weren't strong skaters who got by on smarts and hands. The theory is that you can make a player a better skater a lot easier than making him a smarter one.

[JJ Thompson94 0]

It's funny I'm in the same boat, I want to try out for my college club hockey team, so after speaking to the coach he recomended a power skating clinic to improve my skating. I'm taking one for three days next week. But...

I've played with a bunch of the guys from the team and I can play with these guys. Along with the power skating clinic, I'm starting an offseason training program. I'm not trying to move up a whole level. I'm just working my ass off so I can be productive and not get 5 min playing time. Theres no point in just keeping up. I want to be better than that.

Point is...a clinic will not make you into a supremely better player. You have to work and skate and skate and skate and just keep playing. A clinic will help but you need to work, and then you might only be a bit better.

[N!! 0]

So i was thinking of going to 2 powerskating camps, and i was wondering what can I expect my skill level to be like after the classes. There are a total of 13 classes. Would this turn a mediocre player into a AA player. BTW I play tier 4 house league and next year is my last year of midget.

Your body needs an incredible amount of repetitive motion before the movement becomes as efficient as possible (the so-called "muscle memory"). Good instruction can give you an idea of what you'll need to be doing to become a better skater, but 13 classes isn't anywhere close to enough time to really get going.

Where you can get an edge is by looking at the best off-ice conditioning possible that helps your skating, which I would guess 95% of players in your position have no great interest in doing. Work hard at what you do; no one looks back in 10-15 years and says "Dang, I wish I hadn't worked as hard as I did" (unless your dad is Marv Marinovich, which is a unique situation anyway).

[gelowitz 0]

I'd go to A before AA, because if you are coming from house league the AA coaches won't pick you unless you are exceptional talent for AA, because of committment and all those things.